Seven primary team learning behaviours framework

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Evidence · 5 claims (4 for, 1 mixed) · 2 studies (1 review, 1 associational), q2 · 0 of 2 report an effect size · 5 claims rest on one study

Description

The review adopts the framework of seven primary team learning behaviours: knowledge sharing, constructive conflict, co-construction, boundary crossing, team activity, team reflexivity, and storage and retrieval. These are forms of social interaction between team members while accomplishing work tasks, such as "giving feedback, sharing, storing and retrieving knowledge, jointly reflecting on work strategies, and communicating with individuals outside the team". The seven behaviours served as the categories in the narrative synthesis of the included studies.

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• Seven primary team learning behaviours framework used to categorise change: The review adopts the framework of seven primary team learning behaviours: knowledge sharing, constructive conflict, co-construction, boundary crossing, team activity, team reflexivity, and storage and retrieval. These are forms of social interaction between team members while accomplishing work tasks, such as "giving feedback, sharing, storing and retrieving knowledge, jointly reflecting on work strategies, and communicating with individuals outside the team". The seven behaviours served as the categories in the narrative synthesis of the included studies. (Andreas Widmann (2025))

Claims

• Qualitative studies identify dynamics, patterns, and development in team learning behaviours, linked to situated knowledge and transactivity [+W]
• Constructive conflict positively predicts the development of a shared mental model of the task in teams [+W]
• Team reflection, sharing, and boundary crossing relate positively to innovative work behaviour over time [+W]
• Co-construction alone does not contribute to shared mental model development and shows a negative unique effect [~W]
• Quantitative longitudinal studies mostly show minor change in team learning behaviours, with dynamics in boundary crossing and team activity [+W]

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Key Sources

• Andreas Widmann, Regina H. Mulder. (2025). Change in team learning behaviours in work teams – A systematic review. Educational Research Review 49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.edurev.2025.100736

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title	Seven primary team learning behaviours framework
description	The review adopts the framework of seven primary team learning behaviours: knowledge sharing, constructive conflict, co-construction, boundary crossing, team activity, team reflexivity, and storage and retrieval.
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